Former Formula One team Super Aguri has been revived as a new franchise in Formula E ahead of the series’ inaugural races in 2014.

The Japanese team is run by Aguri Suzuki who himself raced in F1 in the early 1990s, but it failed to make much of an impression on the sport. After debuting in 2006, it was not until the 2007 Spanish Grand Prix that Takuma Sato claimed Super Aguri’s first point, and he would score one just once more before the team eventually folded after just four races of the 2008 season. Nevertheless, the minnows did enjoy a faithful cult following who will undoubtedly be delighted by today’s news.

“Today is a new chapter for the Super Aguri name and I’m proud that our team will represent Japan in the inaugural Formula E series,” Aguri Suzuki explained. “Zero emissions racing is a progressive concept for the motorsport industry, and after more than forty years as both a driver and team owner, I see Formula E as a great stride towards the future.”

The series is set to become the highest class of electric powered racing, and the design of the cars has certainly received approval from the fans although a controversial Twitter-powered ‘push to pass’ vote system did face a backlash. The majority of events will take place around city streets, with two U.S. races planned in Miami and Los Angeles as well as other ‘e-prix’ in London, Beijing and Berlin.

Super Aguri is the sixth team to sign up to the series, joining American teams Andretti Autosport and Dragon Racing as well as Drayson Racing, China Racing and e.dams. Although electric-powered racing has failed to take off in the past, the initial signs suggest that Formula E could be highly innovative and lucrative.